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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
88 trails
- Hike
75 trails
- Trail Running
75 trails
- Snowmobile
38 trails
Region Details
- 19
- 14
- 19
- 29
- 7
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 122
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 88
- Trails Hike
- 75
- Trails Trail Running
- 75
- Trails Horse
- 37
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails Observed Trials
- 9
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 38
- Trails Snowshoe
- 35
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 11
- Total Distance
- 140 miles
- Total Descent
- 13,368 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,806 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,077 ft
- Reports
- 299
- Photos
- 67
- Ridden Counter
- 1,602
Sub Regions
- Grafton (66)
- Pittstown (13)
- Poestenkill (9)
Popular Rensselaer County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine (Yellow) Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Superman Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Vine Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Scut Farkus Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze) Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Knuckle (Blue Blaze) Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Buck Barrow Pittstown State Forest | |||
| State Fire Line Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Scutter Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Ward Hollow Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Deuce and a half Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Bonnie & Clyde (Red Blaze) Pittstown State Forest | |||
| Chet Bell Grafton Lakes State Park | |||
| GLSP Way Connector Grafton Lakes State Park | |||
| Spruce Ridge Grafton Lakes State Park |
Rensselaer County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| SMBA EPIC 2021 Grafton | 20 miles | |
| Pittstown State Forest - SMBA Pittstown State Forest | 9 miles | |
| Short Ride Pittstown State Forest | 4 miles | |
| Bonnie & Clyde Out and Back Pittstown State Forest | 8 miles | |
| 5 mile Pittstown State Forest Cross-country Ride | popular ridelog | 5 miles |
Photos of Rensselaer County Mountain Bike
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
127 |
Jun 11, 2020 @ 7:09pm
Jun 11, 2020
trail: Knuckle (Blue Blaze)
111 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
170 |
Oct 9, 2019 @ 7:55pm
Oct 9, 2019
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
140 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
123 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
69 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:42pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
69 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:41pm
May 31, 2018
trail: Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze)
45 |
May 31, 2018 @ 6:41pm
May 31, 2018Videos of Rensselaer County Mountain Bike
trail: Superman
1:32 |
905 |
May 20, 2014
trail: Superman
0:05 |
350 |
May 15, 2014
trail: Superman
0:19 |
436 |
Nov 16, 2013
trail: Superman
0:15 |
226 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Superman
0:28 |
216 |
Aug 13, 2011
trail: Superman
0:11 |
88 |
Mar 11, 2010
27:35 |
307 |
Jun 21, 2020
trail: Superman
0:10 |
129 |
Nov 8, 2008
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze) Pittstown State Forest | Apr 9, 2022 @ 11:34am Apr 9, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Yeetbooyyy | ||
| Scut Farkus Pittstown State Forest | Apr 9, 2022 @ 11:34am Apr 9, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Yeetbooyyy | ||
| Red Pine (Yellow) Pittstown State Forest | Apr 9, 2022 @ 11:34am Apr 9, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Yeetbooyyy | ||
| Vine Pittstown State Forest | Nov 9, 2021 @ 11:44am Nov 9, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | Mustang289 | ||
| Ward Hollow Pittstown State Forest | Nov 9, 2021 @ 11:44am Nov 9, 2021 | Variable | Mustang289 | ||
| Mill Pond Grafton Lakes State Park | Aug 21, 2021 @ 6:00am Aug 21, 2021 | Variable | Tcraiglinz | ||
| Lollipop Grafton Lakes State Park | Aug 21, 2021 @ 6:00am Aug 21, 2021 | Variable | Tcraiglinz | ||
| Flip Flop Grafton Lakes State Park | Aug 21, 2021 @ 6:00am Aug 21, 2021 | Variable | Tcraiglinz | ||
| Buck Barrow Pittstown State Forest | Jul 11, 2021 @ 8:47am Jul 11, 2021 | Variable | C8H10N4O2 | ||
| Bonnie & Clyde (Red Blaze) Pittstown State Forest | Jul 11, 2021 @ 8:44am Jul 11, 2021 | Variable | C8H10N4O2 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | bonesmtb2 | comment | report | Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze) | Apr 9, 2022 @ 1:05pm Apr 9, 2022 |
| Yeetbooyyy | add | report | Zig Zag (Yellow Blaze) and 2 more | Apr 9, 2022 @ 11:36am Apr 9, 2022 |
 | Eastern-States-Cup | add | photo | in Albany, New York, United States | Jan 30, 2022 @ 2:15pm Jan 30, 2022 |
 | scotmtbbeta | vote | trail | Superman | Nov 30, 2021 @ 6:14am Nov 30, 2021 |
| Mustang289 | add | report | Vine and 1 more | Nov 9, 2021 @ 3:21pm Nov 9, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | It is way too early in the season to ride... | Apr 9, 2022 @ 1:05pm Apr 9, 2022 | ||
 | report | Trail's riding good. | Jul 2, 2021 @ 8:45am Jul 2, 2021 | ||
 | report | Correction: medium size tree | Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:21pm Apr 13, 2021 | ||
 | trail | This trail is super technical and hard because... | Oct 23, 2020 @ 3:51pm Oct 23, 2020 | ||
| trail | Awesome—thanks for the update! | Sep 11, 2020 @ 1:33pm Sep 11, 2020 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k1 awarded -
Big Ride 30k77 awarded -
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Descent 10k Badge2 awarded -
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Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 88 | 55 miles | 4,852 ft | 20 miles | 1,063 ft | 66 | 299 | 4 | 1,483 | |||
| Hike | 75 | 47 miles | 4,134 ft | 17 miles | 1,063 ft | 1 | 299 | 447 | ||||
| Trail Running | 75 | 47 miles | 4,134 ft | 17 miles | 1,063 ft | 299 | 118 | |||||
| Horse | 37 | 27 miles | 1,781 ft | 10 miles | 810 ft | 182 | 1 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,467 ft | 148 ft | 173 | 2 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 9 | 7 miles | 374 ft | 2 miles | 413 ft | 2 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,467 ft | 148 ft | 173 | ||||||
| Snowmobile | 38 | 87 miles | 8,609 ft | 31 miles | 1,808 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 35 | 22 miles | 1,552 ft | 8 miles | 479 ft | 10 | 66 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 10 | 68 |
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